child — a young person below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a young person below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority
Pronunciation (IPA): /tʃaɪld/
Example Sentences
- Every child becomes an adult, but not every adult remains a child at heart.
- The child asked why adults always check their phones but tell kids not to use them too much.
- She has been working with special needs children for over ten years.
child
NOUN[/tʃaɪld/]
a young person below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word 'child' derives from Old English 'cild', which originated from the Common Germanic ancestor language. Originally denoting 'fetus' or 'unborn baby in the womb', the term gradually broadened in meaning to refer to young children in general.
Breakdown
The word consists of the Old English root 'cild' (young child), which has no further morphological breakdown as it is a simple root noun from Proto-Germanic without identifiable prefix or suffix elements.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“Every child becomes an adult, but not every adult remains a child at heart.”
“The child asked why adults always check their phones but tell kids not to use them too much.”
“She has been working with special needs children for over ten years.”
“The child genius solved the math problem faster than the calculator.”
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